Aptitude test: In psychology, the term "aptitude test" is described as a systematic way to test a specific job candidate's capabilities in order to perform or display particular tasks and therefore react based on a range of situational differences. The aptitude test consists of one of the "standardized methods" to score and administer and possessing quantified results and being compared with different test takers.
In the question above, the SAT is supposedly an aptitude test.
They are famed for their commercial and maritime prowess and are recognized as having established harbors, trading posts and settlements throughout the Mediterranean basin